On Saturday, December 14, 48 teams from across Northern Indiana competed at Purdue Ft. Wayne for the chance to advance to the State Championship.
Seven teams from GEARS participated at the tournament:
- Team 24842 – Patriotic Builders
- Team 66459 – Lightning Chickens
- Team 66460 – Bots in Black
- Team 66458 – Banana Shark Builders
- Team 66155 – Sound Patrol
- Team 66154 – Galactic Turtles
- Team 18067 – Holy LEGOs Batman.
It was a highly competitive field, but a couple of the teams earned merits: Team 66459 – Lightning Chickens earned the Motivate Award, Team 66154 – Galactic Turtles earned Robot Design Finalist and Team 18067 – Holy LEGOs Batman earned Champion’s Award Finalist and second place in the Robot Performance competition.
18 teams from the event earned the opportunity to compete at the Indiana State Championship on January 11, 2025 at the Dallara IndyCar Factory in Indianapolis. Two GEARS teams will be competing at the State Championship. They are Team 66154 – Galactic Turtles and Team 18067 – Holy LEGOs Batman. Support the teams by watching the live feed on Twitch @firstinrobotics. Good luck to all the teams competing at the State Championship!